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UNITED I STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JEREMIAHM. CUERIEE, CE Lou1sviLLE,nENTUCKY, AssIGNoR l.oEoNE- THIRD To CLARENCE sALE, oELoUIsvILLE, KENTUCKY.

COMBINED SAD-IRON AND VAPOR-STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. l700,180, dated May 20, 1902. Application iiled [lune 7,1901. Serial No. 63,575. (No model.)

ferson and State of Kentucky, have inventedr new and usefullmproveinents in a Combined Sad-Iron and Vapor-Stove, of which the fol-I lowing is a specification. p K l This invention relates ,to combined sadirons andvapor-stoves, and more particularly to that class in which agasolene or' other hy# drocarbon vapor-burner is employedrfor supplying the necessarydegree'of'heat to Vthe bottom of thebase of the device during the operation of ironing or upwardly for heating the top plate or for cooking` purposes when the top plate is removed.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a detachable heating device for the combined sad-iron and Vapor-stove which may be interchangeable to any base of the same make, so that it will not be necessary to supply or provide a separate heating device for each independent base.

A further object is to provide a cheap, durable, and efcient heating mechanism which may be readily detached and its parts separated for cleaningor for other purposes.

Other objects` of the invention, as Well as the peculiar construction thereof,will be fully described hereinafter and-V illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a combined sad-iron and vapor-stove constructed in accordance with my invention and arranged for ironing. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the combined sad-iron and vapor-stove arranged for cooking purposes, the handle and top plate, as well as the oil-receiving reservoir, being omitted. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view through the combined sad-iron and vapor-stove arranged for" Fig. 4 isa perspective view of the' ironing. heating mechanism detached, the burner being arranged for directing the flame np- Wardly.

' Referring now to the drawings by numerals of reference, 1 designates the base of the de- 5a vice, which is hollow, being provided with side Walls 2 and 3, rthe upper edges of which are corrugated or fluted, as shown at 4 and 5. The rear end of the base is provided with an extension 6, having a flange 6a, a transverse rib 7 being formed at the juncture of the flange with the base to provide with the rib and extension an initial-heating cup 7a. This rib 7 projects a slight distance from the bottorn of the base beneath the rectangular block 8, Whiclrcarries the Vheating mechanism.

lThis block is of sufiicientwidth to fill up the vspacefbetween the inturned edges S) and 10 of -theside Walls 2 and 3 and is securely held in placeb'y its vertically-extending flanges 11 and its bottom iiangc 12 on the inner side of .the 'inturned edges and by an overlapping plate 13, which engages the opposite sides of the inturned edges of the Walls 2 and 3, so as to forni grooves S, in which said inturned edges are seated. Running longitudinally of the base and through the groove 14 in frcn't thereof is a supply-pipe 15, to one end of which is secured the oil-reservoir 16, adapted to contain gasolene or other hydrocarbon.

` The other end of `said pipe passes through the block S and communicates With an angular valve -casing 17 through the overlapping plate, which is formed ori and is secured with the latter to the block 8, the height of the overlappingplate being approximately the same as the diameter of the upper horizontal arm of the valvefcasing and its Width. (Indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3.)

18 is a needle-valve seated in the valve-casing and normally closing the outlet-port 19, which is arranged adjacent to and spaced a short distancefrom' the burner. This burner comprisesan inner cylinder 20, open at its rear end andV having rows of perforations along the side through which the fuel is admitted in the form of' vapor ready to be ignited. This cylinder snugly ts and is adaptedto be turned in and is supported by a bifurcated casing 2l, secured to the block 8 and provided with a longitudinal slot 22 at its upper side coinciding with the .perforations in said cylinder when in theirupper poA sition. A lever or pins23,l projects -`fromlthe cylinder through an elongatedslot 24 in the casing, and by turning said cylinder one- IOO tain the heating mechanism in place.

fourth of a revolution from its normal position by means of the lever or pin the llame may be readily extinguished.

A diametrically oppositely disposed longitudinal lower slot 221L is arranged in the casing 2l, the purpose of which is to permit the ignited gas to come in direct contact with the base, and thus cause the same to heat the bottom of the base when the cylinder is turned one-half a revolution from its normal position to bring the perforations into their lower position. \Vhen the [iameis admitted through the-upper slot 22, the device can be used as a vapor-stove or heater.

25 designates transverse grooves in the top edge of the base l and which are located on a parallel plane with the top edges of the corrugations 4 and 5 of the side walls 2 and 3.

Theinturned edgesQandlOof the walls2and 3 are provided with shoulders 2G on which rest a top plate 27, the front edge of which engages the grooves 25. Screws 28 and 29 pass through the inturned edges of the side walls and engage the rear of the plate 27 to securely lock it in place. The handle 30 and guardplate 3l are carried by the plate 27, and to remove the plate, and incidentally the handle and gua-rd, it is only necessary to release the screws 28 and 29, so as to withdraw them from contact with the plate.

By the peculiar construction of the block S and the arrangement of the plate 13 it will be readily apparent that the entire mechanism for heating the combined sad-iron and vapor-stove can be readily removed by simply taking off the plate 27. XVhen the plate 27 is secured in place, it will seat at its rear end over the block and will incidentally re- However, the removal of the plate 27 will not neoessarily necessitate the removal of the heating mechanism, as it may be found convenient or desirable to utilize this device as a stove for heating liquids and for other pur- In this event the plate will be removed poses.

and the article to be heated will be placed upon the corrugated edges of the side walls of the base and the vapor in the burner ignited substantially in the same manner as when the device is used for laundering purposes.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that by utilizing a construction of combined sad-iron and vapor-stove in its coperating parts similar to the one illustrated and described by me no inconvenience will be eX- perienced in removing the heating mechanism for any purpose and that I have provided a cheap, durable, and eicient device of the character described which will readily meet the requirements of the trade.

Having thus fully described my invent-ion, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A combined sad-iron and vapor-stove, comprising a base, and a burner secured to the base and consisting of an outer bifurcated easing having longitudinal upper and lower slots, and an inner cylinder having rows of perforations and rotatable and fitting snugly within the bifurcated casing so as to expose the rows of perforations to either of the longitudinal slots.

2. A combined sad-iron and vapor-stove, comprising a base, and a burner secured to the base and consisting of an outer bifurcated casing having longitudinal upper and lower slots, and a transverse slot, and an inner cylinder, having rows of perforations and a lever working in the transverse slot, whereby the inner cylinder is adapted to be rotated so as to expose the rows of perfor-ations to either of the longitudinal slots.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of witnesses.

JEREMIAH M. CURRIER. lVitnesses:

CLARENCE SALE, W. S. HoGUE, GEORGE H. BUSCH. 

